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Oadby Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Behnam Kashi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Sadra Behjat hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. When Hurdcott United's Behnam Kashi in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Oadby's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Behnam Kashi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Serjik Jalaeepour was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Oadby's Faraz Azizi got a free kick in the 7th minute. After 8 played minutes, Hurdcott United's Adel Jabbari shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Serjik Jalaeepour came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Hurdcott United reached it. Behnam Kashi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 16 minutes into the match, Oadby's goal looked a bit too open when Hooshang Hashemian came free, but Serjik Jalaeepour reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 22nd play minutes Behnam Kashi shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Serjik Jalaeepour and just under the crossbar into goal. Afshin Eslami recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Behnam Kashi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Serjik Jalaeepour having to interfere. Faraz Azizi kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. 42 minutes into the game, Hooshang Hashemian cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Serjik Jalaeepour was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Serjik Jalaeepour showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Behnam Kashi, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Afshin Eslami stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Rostam Zahraei charged in rather forcefully in the 50th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rostam Zahraei the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Afshin Eslami sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hooshang Hashemian fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Serjik Jalaeepour having to interfere. Oadby's defense didn't have a chance, in the 69th minute, when Hooshang Hashemian scored to the left of an out of position Serjik Jalaeepour, making the score, 0-3. Salman Hosseini hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Rahim Iranian's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arman Omranzadeh was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. Kaveh Akbarpour hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. The supporters of Hurdcott United booed when Oadby was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anoush Sadeghi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Behnam Kashi might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Serjik Jalaeepour. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Behnam Kashi ran back to his position shaking his head. Rostam Zahraei took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 83rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Serjik Jalaeepour. Oadby's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Behnam Kashi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Serjik Jalaeepour showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Behnam Kashi, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. A collision led to Oadby getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Naser Hamidi hit a great ball. 93 minutes into the game, Rahim Iranian was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Oadby's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hurdcott United the free kick. In the 93rd minute, Rahim Iranian hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Habib Ghasemlou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Serjik Jalaeepour tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Hurdcott United supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Hurdcott United would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.